Canada: Complaints raised against Gov Gen Payette over harassment, verbal abuse at Rideau Hall
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:43 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Multiple sources have complained to CBC News about a toxic atmosphere of harassment and verbal abuse created by Canada's Governor General Julie Payette at Rideau Hall, Payette's official residence, media reports said.
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:28 am
Quebec, Jul 22 (IBNS): Quebec's surge in the number of new cases of coronavirus since the end of June has been mainly due to increased family contacts, Quebec Health Ministry was quoted as saying in media reports.
Mike Pompeo targets China for aggressive stance
Jul 22, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has targeted China for its aggressive expansionist move and said Beijing should behave in the international system in ways that are appropriate and consistent with the international order.
Treatment to Uyghurs: US imposes sanctions on 11 Chinese companies over human rights abuses
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Wasington: The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added to the Entity List 11 Chinese companies implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor, involuntary collection of biometric data, and genetic analyses targeted at Muslim minority groups from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
N.S. shooting court documents: Judges to consider release of more details
Jul 21, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: A judge and Crown prosecutors representing The Royal Canadian Mounted Police might start questioning investigators who are investigating the Nova Scotia shootings, media reports said.
Canada: Witness amazed how anyone could survive Alberta bus crash that killed 3, injured 24
Jul 21, 2020, at 05:07 am
Alberta/IBNS: A witness, Vanja Krtolica, to a Jul 18 fatal bus crash in Jasper National Park, Alberta that killed three and injured 24, expressed surprise how anyone could survive after the glacier sightseeing bus rolled four or five times in the Alberta park, reported CBC News.
Donald Trump says he is replacing signature rallies with ‘telephonic’ rallies
Jul 19, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Washinton/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump is replacing his campaign rallies with "tele-rallies," he told his supporters in Wisconsin.
Canada: Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit hit by COVID-19 outbreak
Jul 18, 2020, at 05:30 am
British Columbia,/IBNS: A COVID-19 outbreak has been detected in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Paul's Hospital in Canada's Vancouver, according to a notice from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), media reports said.
US House Speaker slams Trump for ignoring scientists as COVID-19 cases surge
Jul 17, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump refuses to ask for directions from scientists to address the COVID-19 crisis which is a dereliction of duty, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday.
Huawei issue: US now imposes visa restrictions on Chinese tech companies' employees
Jul 17, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Washington: Further escalating the tension in the relationship between Beijing and Washington, the US has decided to impose visa restrictions on certain employees of Chinese technology companies, including Huawei, for providing 'material support to regimes engaging in human rights abuses globally'.
Mike Pompeo calls for free and fair Hong Kong Legislative Council polls
Jul 17, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Washington: After China declared primaries held by Hong Kong’s pro-democratic parties on the weekend ‘illegal’, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Legislative Council election in the city in September should be equally free and fair.
Trudeau announces $14bln in federal funding for provincial COVID-19 economic restart
Jul 17, 2020, at 03:07 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that the federal government will provide $14 billion in funding for Canadian provinces and territories as part of its “safe restart” program.
Jul 17, 2020, at 02:17 pm
Washington: In a bold move that may further escalate tension between Beijing and Washington, the US government on Wednesday announced it will impose sanctions on some Huawei employees.
Jul 17, 2020, at 05:34 am
Brampton (Ontario)/IBNS:The annual event of Arts & Culture Initiative of South Asia (ACISA) would present performances of various artists from India and Pakistan at the prestigious Vibrant Brampton heritage festival, in a unique digital format in Canada's Brampton from July 21 to Sept 3.
Ride-hailing app Gokada's CEO Fahim Saleh found dismembered in New York flat
Jul 16, 2020, at 05:21 pm
New York/IBNS: Fahim Saleh, the 33-year old CEO of ride-hailing app Gokada, was found dismembered at his flat in New York.
Canada: Ontario Provincial Police charge Florida couple for not self-isolating after entering Canada
Jul 16, 2020, at 04:43 am
North Bay,Ontario/IBNS: A senior couple from Florida, United States (U.S.) has been charged for failing to self-isolate after entering Canada, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) told media.
South China Sea row: China's pursuit of resources 'unlawful', says Mike Pompeo
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely 'unlawful'.
US President Donald Trump signs order ending Hong Kong's preferential treatment
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order ending the preferential treatment enjoyed by Hong Kong, as his administration adopts an increasingly tough stance on China.
Jul 15, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Washington: Giving relief to students, President Donald Trump-led administration has rescinded its policy that would bar international students who only take online courses from staying in the US, media reports said.
US military networks vulnerable to cyber attacks
Jul 15, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US computer networks, including Pentagon communications, are vulnerable to cyber attacks as their obsolete architecture fails to provide sufficient visibility and control options, US Army Cyber Command head Stephen Fogarty said at a virtual conference on Wednesday.
Canada: Vast majority of Ontario to enter Stage 3 of reopening, Premier Doug Ford announces
Jul 15, 2020, at 05:44 am
Ottawa/IBNS: In his daily news briefings, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the vast majority of Canada's Ontario, which include twenty-four regions, would be able to enter Stage 3 of reopening this Friday.
US envoy says US troops left 5 Afghan bases as part of deal with Taliban
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US troops have left five bases in Afghanistan and the number of servicemen in Afghanistan has decreased as part of the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar in February, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
After New York, Tibetans protest outside Chinese consulate in San Francisco
Jul 14, 2020, at 07:59 pm
San Francisco/IBNS: As the Covid-19 count soars across the globe, protestors are finding new ways to exhibit their dissent against the Xi Jinping-led Chinese government, as they accuse Beijing of suppressing facts pertaining to the deadly virus.
U.S. COVID-19 cases surging because nation never "shut down entirely," says Fauci
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Washington/Xinhua: U.S. top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Monday the United States is seeing a surge in new COVID-19 infections because the country never shut down entirely, according to a CNBC report.
Naval Forces Say 21 Injured After Major Fire Erupts on Board Warship at San Diego Base
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 21 people, including four civilians, were injured amid a fire on board amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard stationed at the US Naval Base in San Diego, California, the Naval Surface Forces of the US Pacific Fleet said.
Two police officers shot dead in US's Southernmost Texas: McAllen Mayor
Jul 12, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two police officers were shot and killed while responding to a call at a home in the city of McAllen in US's southern Texas, local authorities have announced.
Broad mask-wearing key to US economic recovery from pandemic: Fed official
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Broad mask-wearing will be key to ensuring a faster U.S. economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior US Federal Reserve official said Friday.
Donald Trump Signs Order Commuting Ex-Aide Roger Stone's 'Unjust' Sentence - White House
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order commuting his former adviser Roger Stone's sentence, the White House said in a statement.
Canada ill-prepared for second wave of COVID-19, says Senate Committee
Jul 11, 2020, at 05:31 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Liberal Party of Canada had been asked by Canada's Senate Committee to deliver by Labour Day a contingency plan to contain the potential second wave of COVID-19, for which Canada is ill-prepared, media reports said.
Jul 11, 2020, at 12:28 am
Washington: Focussing on the threat which China poses to the world, FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday said Beijing is working to compromise American health care organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions conducting essential COVID-19 research.